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You should with a bit of patience be able to locate the hens nests from the escort call they give. Often you'll miss the going to the nest call but even so, if you see a hen and a rooster seperate from the group it's pretty likely she's going to lay an egg. If you're quick, when you hear the hen...

This, or something very similar is how much of the rest of the world keep chickens. The backyard chicken keeping craze is essentially an American thing, along with the evils of hatcheries, casual breeders and the way chickens are valued and kept. Your loss rate is quite high. But, if you keep...